Mr Charles Walker
(Representing the Speaker’s Committee for the IPSA): The Speaker’s Committee for the IPSA is established under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009. Under statute it must review IPSA’s estimate before it is laid before the House and decide whether it is satisfied that the estimate is consistent with the efficient and cost-effective discharge by the IPSA of its functions.
The Committee has approved IPSA’s draft estimate for 2015-16 without modification, in line with the advice provided to it under statute by HM Treasury.
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